Spool-carrying frame



(No Model.)

J. SUMMER SPOOL CARRYING FRAME.

Patented Sept. 17, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT rarest JOHN SOMMER, OF TREMONT, ILLINOIS.

SPOOL-CARRYING FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,358, dated September 17, 1895.

Application filed March 31, 1 89 Serial No. 505.980. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN SOMMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tremont, in the county of Tazewell and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Iinprovementsin Spool-Carrying Frames; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovementsiuspool-carrying frames, by means of which a spool-carrying frame is provided which is very simple in construction and well adapted for the purpose designed.

More particularly my invention relates to a spool-carrying frame in which are designed to be supported and turned spools upon which strands are purposed to be wound and then withdrawn under tension.

The object of my invention is to provide such a spool-carrying frame as will accommodate the easy and quick removal of the spools, and also provide in connection therewith suitable bearing surfaces or plates for the rims of the spools which will produce a uniform ten sion at all times as the strands wound upon the spools are withdrawn.

My invention consists, essentially, of a general frame-structure which may be rectangular in form, and may be provided at its extremities with journals adapted to be carried in suitable boxes to accommodate the turning of the said framework, one of the said journals being provided with one or more perforations; of a fixed bearingplate which may be located in the central part of the framework, and having one or both of its faces cut out, or having a circular form to conform to the are or arcs of the circles described by the rims of the particular spools designed to be mounted within the framework, and of two adjustable bearing-plates (if two spools are designed to be supported) pivoted at points upon the framework in line with the centers of the spools, the bearing-surfaces of the said plates being formed to correspond with the arcs of the circles described by the rims of the said spools, so that the spools may be easily removed from the framework by simply dropping the pivoted supporting-plates and allowing them to be swung to provide a sufficient opening between the bearing-faces of the sta tionary and adjustable plates for the spools to be removed, and also that they may be so swung as to properly hold the spools within the frame and between the bearing-faces of the plates, and to be there secured by a suitable catch or fastening mechanism provided, and of certain other details of construction hereinafter more particularly described.

My invention is purposed to be applied for practical use, particularly in connection with fabricmaking machines, and the manner in which it is purposed to be practially applied may be understood by reference to the application for patent of Peter Sommer, John Sommer, and Peter W. Sommer, on Wire-fabric machines, filed February 3, 1894, Serial No. 499,016, in which said application I am the John Sommer named as one of the joint inventors, in which said application the spool-carrying-frames therein used are referred to by d 0Z the particular construction of the said spoolcarrying frames shown and described in the above said application for patent being different in its detailed construction from that shown in my present invention, but is designed to be applied for practical use in the same manner.

That my invention may be more fully understood, reference is bad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the spool-carrying frame. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

In the figures, A is the main framework, which may be terminated by journals b c if it is designed that the framework shall be turned.

d is aplate provided with circular bearingface. 7

of are adjustable bearing-plates pivoted to the framework a, as at g h, and provided with circular bearing-faces and also with extensions therefrom, as 1', provided with perforations, as j, which said extensions t' are designed to be engaged through the perforations 3' therein by bars it, carried in openings in cross-pieces 'm m, which have a constant lateral bearing caused by the compres sion of coil-spring n.

r r are pins connected with said sliding signed to be supportedwithin the spoolear Tying frame, with the rims thereof. bearing bars 7o 70, projectingoutwardly"throughopenings' in the cross-pieces m m and in such position that they may'be' engaged. u I

A Aare spoolswhich ,arelprovided withthe usual outside rims and suitably'connected at .tion of the framework a, provided with journals at its extremities, the centrally disposed plate d, and the plates ,6 and fihaving pro- I their central portionsthese spools being doagainst the faces of the bearing-plates d, e, and

k to f forrinr-snpport, so that when the strands wound uponthe spools are drawn the friction of the spool-rims bearing nponthebearingplates will provide a uniform tension. When the supply ontlie spools has been exhausted i and it is necessary that they shall Pbereplaced "by other spools provided with the necessary supply, the'pins 'r r are drawn toward each other, which will cause the bars lc kto be drawn V out of theper'forations Z, which will permit the" pivoted parts 6 f or one ofithem to be dropped 7 downwardly into the position, if desired, as

' *shown' in dotted lines in Fig.1,which wi'll'al If bnt onespool is used in lowthe spool to be lifted out of its bearings anda ne'w spool placed-in position ElBdiS- providinga simple means of's-upplying the upon the bearing-plates;

or more spools.

'' the frame,there will be employed one sla- I tionary plateand one adj nstahleone, the prin' 'ciple of theinvention applying tothemea'ns for supporting'oue or more spools, as may be desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by my Letters Patent, is

1. In aspool carrying frame, the combination, of a supporting frame-work, bearing plates carried by said frame and having recesscs to engage the opposite sides of a spool rim, one of such bearing plates being movable to permit the removal of such spool.

2. In a spool carrying frame, a series of bearing plates, supported in a frame work, two bearing plates being provided for each spool, one of said plates being fixed, and one having provisions in virtue of which it is movable with respect to the rim of the spool for the purpose specified.

3. In a spool carrying frame, the combination, with a frame work, of two separate bearcured insuchposition by drawing adjustable. 1 part'evintof position shown in solid lines, thus ing plates, one fixed. and one having -provisspect to the ions in virtue of whichit is movable with re:

rimof a spoolfor the purpose specified;

4. In a spool carrying frame the combinavisions in virtue of which they are movable stantially asdescribed and shown.

tion' of the general framework 60,: provided with'respecttotherimsofthe spools, allsnlr I 7Q 7 *5. In aspool carrying, frame, the comhinar 1 with journals atits extremities, the centrally disposed stationary plate d, and the plates e and f, pivoted iiOi'hG; framework a, at points on lineswith the. centers of the spools ,de-j

signed to be carried between the said plates,

7 all substantially asdescribed audshown.

6.{In a spool carrying frame,;the bearing plates (1, e, and 'f, the bearingplateD fixed in connectionwith'theframe work a, andthe 7 I bearing plates 6 and fhaving provisions in virtue of whichthey areimovable with, respect to theqrims ofi'the spools, for the purpose specified, and mechanism forengaging and reieasingthe said movable plates e and f, all.

substantiall y asdescribed' and. shown.

i 7.-In aspool carrying frame, the plates d, e and fithe bearing plate d, being fixed'in connection with the frameworlccaanil; the

bearing plates 6 andf having ;1. irov isionsin virtue of whichth'ey'are movable with respect to the rims of the spools, for the purpose specified, and mechanism for engaging and releasing the said movahleplates eand f, c'on-;

shown.

8. In a spool carrying frame, the bearing plates d, and e,f, the bearing plate cl being fixed in connection with the frame work a, and the bearing plates 6 andf having provisions in virtue of which they are movable with respect to the rims of the spools for the purpose specified, and the mechanism for engaging and releasing the movable plates 6 and f, consisting of the bars 70, 7c, shiftable laterally, and provided with pins 0", r, and the spring 91., carried under compression between the ends of the bars k, 7.6, all substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN SOMMER.

Witnesses:

G. S. TAYLOR, W. V. TEFF'F.

, I sisting'. of bars 7t, -70, suitably carried in the I I frame work to accommodate lateral shifting 1 thereof, all substantially as described and 

